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Two Russian PC game publishers to merge

Two major Russian based game publisher, Russobit-M and Game Factory Interactive, have announced plans to merge their operations. The merged company will have a total of 350 employees and will have a yearly revenue of $45 million, according to a press release announcing the move. The companies will remain "relatively independent" after the move. Game Factory Interactive, in addition to being a publisher, has also developed its own games such as Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge, Neuro and others.

The announced reason for the merger is interesting. Both companies have published PC games exclusively but now they want to enter other genres such as console, casual games and the MMO market. Russia remains one of the biggest markets for PC games so it will be interesting to see if this business deal will allow these two companies to expand into other markets.

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